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Old Dec 28, 2017 | 10:14 PM
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It barely clips on there. Took it off to get to the battery cover screw to install trickle charger connector.

Less than a week old and I have started picking the bike apart. Sorry its my process. The pipes need to go, the bars need to go, but wtf is up with the crappy plastic piece which I have used my crayon to circle? I am afraid to take it off since the connections underneath are exposed, but HD couldn't come up with anything better. Stupid question, but have any other S owners addressed this issue. I can almost see this winging off at higher speeds.
 

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Old Dec 28, 2017 | 10:44 PM
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It covers the ABS controller. It just pops off but I doubt it will just fall off
 
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Old Dec 29, 2017 | 09:46 AM
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Not the prettiest, but hasn't fallen off at 120+, so I guess its good enough.
 
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Old Dec 29, 2017 | 10:06 AM
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Just about 13k miles and hasn’t fallen off or even been loose. Several people have complained about it but so far nobody has designed a better option. I don’t even notice it. But if someone designs some snazzy cover I would be interested because I can’t stop! Haha!!
 
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Old Dec 29, 2017 | 02:18 PM
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19k miles on my lrs and it hasn't popped off. If you're that worried about it, you can secure it with zip ties. One side hooks into a bracket, and the other side sort of snaps in, so just put a zip tie on each side, and you'll know it will never come off, and the zip ties won't be visible either.
 
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I agree with the seemingly crappy fit but l've done nearly 90,000 k's on mine so far and it hasn't fallen off.
 
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